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Ohio Industrial Commission seeks funding to modernize hearings, address looming retirements
Summary
The Ohio Industrial Commission presented House Bill 80 as its biennial budget request, asking for funding to support payroll, update legacy IT systems and expand remote hearings while preparing for an anticipated wave of retirements.
The Ohio Industrial Commission urged the House Public Insurance and Pensions Committee to approve its 2026–27 budget request, saying the funds would support payroll, IT modernization and expanded remote hearing options. "The OIC is responsible for providing a forum for fair and impartial resolutions of disputed workers' compensation claims," Jim Hughes, chairman and chief executive officer of the Ohio Industrial Commission, told the committee during the bill's first hearing.
Hughes said the commission plans to research and…
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